On 2 Feb 2015, APRIL Group joined the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) as International Stakeholder member.

Building on the success of the Fire-Free Village Programme, APRIL Group announced that it will be expanding the programme from 9 in 2015 to 20 villages this year.

RGE Chairman Sukanto Tanoto made a return to Davos after many years, to attend the World Economic Forum 2016. He joined an esteemed panel on protection-production economy, and shared how the RGE group of companies implement protection-production partnerships, to impactful outcomes.

Asia Symbol capped off 2015 with the prestigious GoldenBee 2015 Award. It was among seven recipients to get the honours under the category “Foreign Investment Enterprises and Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan Investment Enterprises” for its Sustainability Report 2013-2014.

Counting down to the annual World Economic Forum at Davos. RGE, along with Lippo Group and Bank Mandiri, are organising an Indonesia Lunch Dialogue on 21 Jan. If you are a CEO and above executive attending WEF, and you’d to join the dialogue, please RSVP by 13 Jan.

The fourth edition of Project Sukacita took place on 7-11 Dec, 2015. 21 volunteers, 17 of which were Tanoto Scholars, visited childcare centres in Kerinci to do springcleaning and also conduct lessons for the children.